Garnet Valley SD vs Philadelphia City SD

How do these districts compare?

Metric Garnet Valley SD Philadelphia City SD
Location Glen Mills, Pennsylvania Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Total Enrollment 4,522 118,335
Number of Schools 5 219
Student:Teacher Ratio 11.6:1 14.1:1

Spending

Metric Garnet Valley SD Philadelphia City SD
Per-Pupil Expenditure $24,877 $36,791
Federal Revenue 2.5% 23.3%
State Revenue 17.7% 39.7%
Local Revenue 79.8% 37.0%
Garnet Valley SD
Federal State Local
Philadelphia City SD
Federal State Local

Demographics

Average across all schools in each district. Source: CCD Membership 2024-25.

Group Garnet Valley SD Philadelphia City SD
White 67.0% 11.6%
African American 2.7% 52.8%
Hispanic or Latino 3.6% 24.9%
Asian 21.4% 6.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.3% 0.2%
Pacific Islander 0.1% 0.1%
Multiracial 5.1% 3.9%
Free/Reduced Lunch 11.0% 99.9%

Academic Resources

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22

Resource Garnet Valley SD Philadelphia City SD
AP Courses Offered 27 235
Schools with AP 1 33
Avg Gifted Enrollment
Avg Counselor Ratio 342.9:1 322.2:1
Chronic Absenteeism 6.6% 45.2%

School Types

Garnet Valley SD

Regular Schools 0
Charter Schools 0
Magnet Schools 0
Title I Schools 0

Philadelphia City SD

Regular Schools 0
Charter Schools 0
Magnet Schools 0
Title I Schools 0

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Source: U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data + F-33 finance + Civil Rights Data Collection Compiled and formatted by PlainSchools Editorial.